Our Sense of Smell Is Due to Activation of Combinations

question 43

True/False

Our sense of smell is due to activation of combinations of approximately 10 different groups of olfactory receptors with each group capable of sensing one primary type of odorant.

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Definitions:

Monocular Depth Cues

Visual information that allows one eye to perceive depth and distance, such as texture gradient, interposition, and linear perspective.

Bottom-up

An approach to processing information that starts with small, individual elements or details and integrates them to comprehend the whole.

Opponent-process Theory

A psychological and neurological model that explains a wide range of behaviors, including color vision, by proposing that certain pairs of colors are processed by mechanisms that work in opposition to each other.

After-image

A visual illusion in which retinal impressions persist after the removal of a stimulus, often seen in complementary colors.